Net barter terms of trade index in Kenya
Kenya: Net barter terms of trade index was 97.8 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net barter terms of trade index in Kenya, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 97.8 2015 = 100 for net barter terms of trade index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in Kenya peaked at 100.7 2015 = 100 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 85.3 2015 = 100, in 2008.
Kenya ranks 127th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net barter terms of trade index in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 87 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 89.3 2015 = 100 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 85.9 2015 = 100 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 85.3 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.1 2015 = 100 | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 93 2015 = 100 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 90.2 2015 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 90.4 2015 = 100 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.7 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 87.7 2015 = 100 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 97.4 2015 = 100 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 100.7 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 95.7 2015 = 100 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 94.1 2015 = 100 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 98.3 2015 = 100 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 91.6 2015 = 100 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 86.8 2015 = 100 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 92.1 2015 = 100 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 97.8 2015 = 100 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.92 2015 = 100 | 85.3 2015 = 100 | 97.1 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.79 2015 = 100 | 87.7 2015 = 100 | 100.7 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.32 2015 = 100 | 86.8 2015 = 100 | 98.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 124 Fiji 98.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 125 Philippines 98.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 126 Switzerland 97.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 128 North Macedonia 97.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 129 Honduras 97 2015 = 100 compare
- 129 Portugal 97 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net barter terms of trade index in Kenya?
- Net barter terms of trade index in Kenya was 97.8 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.7 2015 = 100 in 2017.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3 2015 = 100 in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- Kenya ranks 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.